Workman&#39;s time-recorder.



No. 875,392. PATENTED DEC. 31, 1907.;

F. J. TRAN & P. mus. WORKMANS TIME RECORDER.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 14.1905.

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No. 875,392. PATENTED DEC. 31, 1907.

' P. J. TRAN-& FQGAIS. WORKMANS TIME RECORDER.

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No. 875,392. PATENTED DEC. 31, 1907. F. J. TRAN F. GAIS.

WORKMANS TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14. 1906.

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' each day or several times each day of each of aiargte number ofemployees.

UNrrED STATES I Q FRANK J. TRAN AND FRANK CATS, OFYGLEVELAND, OHIO.

WORKMANS TIME-RECORDER.

To all-whom it may concern: I I Be it known that we, FRANK J. TRAN andFRANK CAIs, citizens ofthe United States,

Time-Recorders, 0 -which the following is a specification, the principleof the invention bein hereinexplained and the bestmode in whic we havecontemplated applying that principle so as to distinguish it from otherinventions.

Ourinvention relates to the class of time recorders used in factories,stores and similar establishments, .where it is found desirable toregister-the time of arrival anddeparture The 0 ject of the invention isto supply means whereby such registration may be expeditiously andaccurately made, and the record thereof presented in convenient form forthe computation of the wages of such emplo ees.

' 0 this end the invention consists in the combination, construction andarrangement of the various mechanisms and devices hereinafter describedand particularly set forth in the claims.

The annexed drawings andthe following descri tion'set forth in detailcertain means embo ying the invention, such disclosed means, however,constituting but one of variousforms in which the principle of theinvention may be used. In said annexed drawings, Figure 1 represents afront elevation of the complete time recorder. Fig. 2 represents a rearelevation of the same, a portion of the inclosi'ng case being" brokenaway in order to disclose certain interior arrangements. Fig. 3represents the arrangement of .the parts of the time recorder as viewedfrom above, the topv of the case and the clock mechanism being removed,and only a portion of the rotary platen being included, such portiontogether with the latendocking device being shown as cut by a orizontalplane passing through the line 3-3, Fig. 2.- Fig. 4 represents avertical transverse cross-section of the casing and rotary platen as cutby a plane through the line i -4, Fig. 3, the time printing deviceandannun'ciator being shownin elevation as;

viewed looking in the direction indicated by the'arrow in said Fig. 3.Fi 5 represents on an enlarged scale a side e evation of theSpecification of Letters I'atent. Application filedjune 14. 1905. SerialNo. 265,201.

Patented net. 31, 1907.

time printing device viewed the-same di-,

motion as in Fig. 4, portions of the carriage frame at one end beingbroken away, and the Ways upon which such carriage travels being s ownin cross section. There is also shown in this figure one of a series ofdisks that, mounted upon a shaft, 0- erate in connection with suchcarri-a e and orm a feature oii our time recorder. ig. 6 represents oneof said disks in vertical cross-section, a portion of the shaft uponwhich it is mounted being shown in elevation. Fig. 7 shows adetail ofthe time-printin device as viewed from above, the scale being the sameas in Fi 5. Fig. 8 represents aportion of a recor sheet adapted to beused in our time recorder. Fi .9 represents the operating shaft of thetime recorder inside elevation, and the spindle of the rotarypla'ten inlongirepresent in elevation upon a scale similar to that used in Fig. 5various details of the time-printin device. Fig. 13 representsa portionof the indicating means employed to show the transverse position ofthetimeprintingcarriage relative to the platen. Fig. '14 re resents in"cross-section a portion of the recordsheet thereto.

Similar reference characters indicate corres onding parts in all thefigures; he" various mechanisms of which. the time-recorder is composedareinclosed with- 'in a suitable case A, being mounted upon andsupportedby the a reeably designed frame of such case of whi h onlcertain parts A, Y A A and A are revealed in the various figures. Accessto the interior of the case 18 had only through a door (not shown) whichforms the rear of the case. This door is vent any-tampering with themechanism of the recorder.

Centrally disposed in the front of the case, Fig. 1, is a circularopening within which fits the circular dial 0. This'dial C is secured toand closes one end of'a hollow rotary drum C the cylindrical surface ofwhich forms the platen of the recorder. The other end of the drum, orplaten, is closed by the circular portion C 1* ig. 2, and the whole isrotatably supported within the case A by means of with plates 0 0 Fig.9, whereby such I studs are-centrally secured t'o 'th'e end .,tioris'J-C0'. These -studs are. .journale -.in

tudinal cross-section. .Figs. 1O, 11 and 12' the p aten and shows-onemeans of securing;

closed with lock and key inorder to pre-- two cylindrical studs C C,formed integral bearings (not shown) provided in the frame pieces A A,Openings C C are provided in the end portion C through which convenientaccess may be had to the interior of the drum. The drum is preferablymade of sheet metal, thus combining strength with li htness and makingrotation of it easy. The outer cylindrical surface of the drum iscovered with a layer of resilient material 0*, as rubber, upon which therecord. sheet, a 1portion of which is shown in Fig. 8, is aid. Thissheet may be attached to the laten C in any a proved manner. In the atenillustrate the means of such attac ment comprise a transverse slot 0Figs. 4 and 14, or plurality ofrsuch slots, where, as in the re corderillustrated, the diameter of the platen is large, in, which the partlyturned over ends a of the record sheet or sheets are secured by a wedgeeof suitable thickness and breadt equal to the length of the slot.

The record sheet .of which one, or a number, may be employed asindicated above to suit the size of the instrument and the convenienceof the user, is divided into a number of equal transverse divisionsconsecutively numbered, the numbers corresponding to similar numbersassigned to the employees who are to use the recorder. Vertical linesfurther divide the sheet and form columns corresponding to intervals oftime, as days. Of these there may be any number up to the capacity ofthe machine, the recorder shown belng intended for six days and'thesheet being correspondingly divided. These columns are suitably headedwith the names of the appropriate days and under each heading areprinted in sub-columns by means hereinafter to be described, the time ofarrival of each employe in the morning indicated by the heading A. M.,the time of his arrival in the afternoon indicated by the heading M.,and the time of his departure inthe evening,

indicated by the heading PQH. It is here assumed that all the employees,as is usual,

leave at the'same time for lunch at noon. Similar headings in which torecord the employees arrival and departure when working over time, andcolumns for such footings and calculations as it may be desirable tolater place upon the sheet are provided as shown. These sheets arereadily adapted to be bound in the manner usual in loose leaf accountingsystems, and, combined with a permanent sheet on which is given the fullname of each employee, his residence, the rate of his wages, and similardata, they form a complete record of this department of a firmsbusiness.

Around the edge of thedial C, Fig. 1, which closes the frontend of theplaten, is arranged in a circle a series of spaces 0 marked by su tabledesignating characters, preferablynumbers, correspondin to the similarlydesignated transverse ivision's of the gered record sheet borne by theplaten. As shown these numbered spaces are arranged in stagrelationforming two concentric circles. To facilitate the picking out of anydesired number, divisions of tens and hundreds may be indicated bydividing lines a a; An index I, positioned as,shown and having an oening i just wide enough to allow a sing e numbered space to appearthrough it, serves to point out the number corresponding to thetransverse division on the record sheet that is directly under thetime-printing device.

Arranged in a circle about the outer ed e of the rear end portion 0of-the platen Fig. 2, is. a series of sockets 0 corresponding in numberand position with the transverse divisions upon the record sheet carriedby the platen. As the platen is rotated these sockets successively passthe locking device F. This device comprises a pin f mounted in a hollowsleeve f and adapted to register in the sockets c. The sleeve f" issecured to the frame-piece A and the pin f is nor mally held out ofcontact with the sockets.

by a helical spring f 2 lying between an offset 3 on the sleeve and anut f with its outer face curved, which is threaded on the .pin. The pinis actuated to engage the sockets c by means of a lever D, fulcrumedupon the bracket a which is attached to the frame piece A This lever, aswill appear later, is

op rated inconju-nction with the contacting o .the time printin t pewheels on the platen, the object of t e lbcking device being toaccurately osition the laten beneath such type-whee and to keep it fromrotating durin the printing operation. The outer end 0? the pin f fitsloosely in a hole in the end of the lever D being secured thereto by asecond nut f", which has its inner face curved. It-is evident that thetension of the spring f may be varied by .means of the nut f also thatthe inner curved faces of nuts f and f permit the free oscillationof-the lever D Above and transversely dis osed rela -w is composed oftwo members, the first con sistin of the side plates P, P, and crossplate F, the second, 0 the side plates P P and cross plate P. The firstcarri -e member is supported u on the ways W by means of flanged ro ersr 1' and r r ,.mounted in brackets P P in the frame of the carriage onthe end of such minute-hand spindle regis cured to frame piece A.

tened carriage member tratels, and of the type wheels in thesecondmember, is such that upon depressing this free end the type-wheelscontact with 'the platen beneath. They are. normally held out'of suchcontacting position by means of a helical spring P connectin the twocarriage members. To depress this second member and cause the typewheelsto print, a vibrating frame E is providedt This frame comprises thestraight portion E and two arms E E at substantially right anglesthereto, which are pivoted to the frame of the case at e e -asshown- Thestraightportion E of this frame is designed to lie parallel with theways W W and just above the free end of the second'car-.

riage member, and it is secured to such member by the pair of rollers rr mounted in a bracket P. The second carriage member thus freel )SlidGSalong the vibrating frame E as the first carriage member-travels alongis readily seen that by, depressing such vibrating frame, the free theways W W and it end of the second carriage member is like wise depressedno matter where it is posi tioned along. the frame. Such depression ofthe vibrating frame and, thereby, end of the second carriage -memberfected by means of a bent lever D, Fig. 3, fulcrumed on pin (1 inbrackets 01 a se- The upper arm of the lever lies along the vibratingframe E and is secured to it near its mid point by the pin a integralwith the plate ehwhich is fasto theframe E as shown. The other arm ofthe lever is disposed downwardly and when this lower arm is inovedevident that the upper arm will be depressed, carrying with it thevibrating frame E. The manner of thus operating the lever D" is fullyindicated elsewhere.

The before-mentioned clock-actuated spind'le M passes through suitableopenings m min side plates P, P of the first carriage member. Theclockmechanism B, Fig. 2, which actuates this spindle may be of anysuitable and well known type, and hence, only its position ishere shown.This position is preferably in the rear of the rase A and above theplaten (,3, the spindle M being in effect a continuation of the minutehand spin- (110 ii of the clock. Practically we have connected ittherewith by having a projectionb member and:

of the freeis efter in a slot m in the end of the spindle M. The

other endof the spindle M projects through the front of the case A, andby means of the gear wheel m, serves to rotate the hands-of clock Bsynchronously with the hands of the clock B in the rear.

The. spindle M is provided with a groove m along its entire length whichpermits the feathering theretoo'f the drive-wheel K, Fig. -5, which ismounted in the first carriage chronously with clock B, the time-printingtype wheels mounted in the second carriage member. In its operativeposition this wheel K, which is without the side plate P of the firstcarriage member, lies flat againstv such side plate, its gear thenuneshingfwith the gear. of wheel H similarly mounted in the secondcarriage member. The wheel K is held'in such operative position by adetent K the lower end k Fig. 12, of which is adapted to register-in agroove is Fig. 11 en circling'the art of the hub k of the wheel whichexten s within the side plate P. This detent is secured to such sideplate by means of a screw-and washer k?, the screw passing through'theopening k in the detent. detent can thus beraised vertically f'romengagement with the wheel K. and'the wheel then moved along the spindleM away from theside plate P. To facilitate the-disengagement of drivewheel K, the upper portion of the detent-is fashioned into a fingerpiece is, and the outer portion k of the hub of the wheel is rounded toform a knob. By' disconnecting the mechanism-of the printing device fromthe clock-actuated spindle in the manner just described, the .timeprinting type Wheels are left free to be inde endently rotated and set.The drive wheel K is feathered to the spindle M by means of the screw kin hub k which registers in groove m 'in the spindle. i

outwardly it is The time-printing mechanism roper' comprises, as hasbeen already indicated, two type wheels,;Figs.' 5 and 7 one j bearing\upon its periphery characters for )rinting the minutes upon the recordsheet, the other minute printing wheel. This mode of mounting and,relatlonship in size, however, may be varied so long as the conditionjust ex iressed as to the position of the printing aces 1s 00111)l16(.lwith. .Thegcar wheel H wh ch mes es with the wheel K communicates itsmotion to the minute 1printing wheel through the agency oft e gearwheels 1 member and is connected to actuate syn The j bearing upon itsperiphery characters for pletion of one rotation of the minute-printing.and The minute-printing wheel in turn is connected with thehour-printing wheel so as to rotate the latter onetype space upontherewith, provided on its periphery with theproper number of concavesections 9' and intervening notches j and the toothedwheel h providedwith a single tooth 713, .which is adapted to engage such notches 7",and thus eifect the rotation of wheel i one type space for each rotationof Wheel h. The convex portions of the periphery of. wheel h, by fittingsuccessively in the concave portions of the periphery of star wheel 7'prevent any vibration of the hour wheel during the process of printing.

The toothed wheel it rotates independently on the same axis h as thegear wheel 7L1,

and isrotated thereby through the agency of two disks 71- and 71/2.These disks are respec' tively provided on their contiguous faces withprojecting lugs 7L and h which are adapted to contact in the course ofrotation of the disks; except when such lu s are thusin contact, diskIt, with attached wheel h, is free to rotate about its axis, beingnormally held with its lug at a particularangle by a weighted arm hsecured to that ortion h of'the common hub of the disk an wheel h" whichprojects without the side plate P of the carria e. In the course of therotation of the disk k lug h thereon contacts with lug k on disk it" inits normal position, and

by its continued rotation carries such disk with it and raises theweighted arm h "/Vhen the weighted arm it is raised to a verticalposition over the axis, a slight additional 'movement will carry itbeyond its-center of gravity and it will fall to its normal positionatonce,'effectin thus practically instantaneously the completion of therotation of disk It and attached wheel h. The relative positions of thelugs on the, disks It h; of'the concave portions and "not'cheson starwheel j and of the tooth on wheel-h are all such that this-instantaneouscorn letion of the ro-' tation of disk h occurs exact y upon thecomwheel, and a new type space on tll6h011f printing wheelis thusadvancedin-to position or printing.

- In order to produce an impression of the- 'tirne-printin type wheelsupon the record sheet whent e second carriage member isdepressed in theoperation of printing, a suitableinked-ribbon l is rovide'd- The endsofthis ribbon are woun upon two reels L L type wheels.

jposed teeth, an

moved along the ways W mounted in the first carriage member as shown,and theribbon' is thence led over rollers I I mounted in the secondcarriage member and across the printing faces of the This inked ribbonis intermittently shifted from one reel to the other, coincidently with"the operation of printing, by means of a reversibly operable ratchetdevice. As illustrated inthe drawing this device is adjusted to wind theribbonfipon the u per reel L. The device comprises ratchet wlpeels L Lrespectively connected with the ro ls L L, and rovided with oppositelydisd apawl L secured to the side plate P of the second carriage memberby means of a screw Z andwasher 7E, suitably shaped and disposed opening1 being pro- .vided in side ?'plate P of the first carriage member topermit the passage therethrou h of the screw and its free movement whent e second member is depressed. The pawlL hasftwo similarly shaped armsI Z ada te'd;

toeng'age respectively the ratchet whee s L? L3 :and two correspondinhooks Z", of

5 which either oneis optional y engaged by the end of a helical spring Lwhereby the appro-;

priat'e arm-of the pawl is brought into contact with the desired ratchetwheel.- Springs L L are provided, adapted to lie in contact with theratchet wheels so as to retard but not prevent their turning, means .aspins L L being supplied by whichsuch springs may be held out of suchcontacting osition at will. The rotation of the ratchet w eel thatisfree from the action ofthe pawl may. be thus .rea

tarded, the object being. to prevent the-rib bon from. unwinding fromone roll more rapidly than it is wound upon the other. As is evidentfrom the foregoing description the pawl is ada ted, to rotate theratchet wheel the .end of the pivoted second, member;- to which it isattached. By connecting the helical spring with first one then the otherof the hooks Z Z, the pawl is swung to opera tively engage first onethen the other of the ratchet'wheels L Li, the proper spring L or L'being adjusted at the same time to contact with the free ratchet wheel.

The carriage of the timerinting device is 1 from the rear.

to the front of the case b means of a Wei ht Q attached toone end 0 acord Q, the ot er end of which is secured to .the carriage'by means of astaple g. This cord runs over '10s with which it is engaged .by theoscillation of grooved pulleys Q Q, and Q" properly disposed'to producethe deslredlmo'vement of the carriage and preferably arranged so thatthe weight Q .is 'in'the rear of the case in order that it maybemanually raisedto fa.- cilitate the returning of the carria e to itsinitial position. The motion of the carriage along its ways as has beenindicated before, must be intermittent; in order that the timeprintingtype wheels may be successively positioned over the various columns inwhich the record sheet is divided. We, therefore, control the motionthat the weight arrangement just described tends to produce, by a devicewhich permits such weight arrange ment to operate only at prearrangedtimesand only for prearranged amounts. This device comprises aclock-actuated spindle S, Fig. 3, parallel with the ways W Wfland thetime actuated spindle M, already described, and lying beneath and inclose proximity to the first carriage member of the printing device.Suitable gear wheels b ,'b and b connect this spindle with clockmechanism B so as to rotate said spindle once every twelve hours. Uponthe spindle S are adjustably dis osed a series of similar (liSkS'.8,Figs. 5 an' 6, each provided with a notch s in its periphery. The mannerin which we secure the disks to the spindle is by providing the latterwith a screw thread and ta ping the openings in the disks to fit suc 1thread, whereby it is readily seen that the disks can be easily rotatedabout the spindle so as to be moved horizontally along the spindle andpresent the notches in their peripheries 'at any desired angles. Toprevent turning and movement of the disks after once being positioned, alock nut s accompanies each one and firmly secures it.

That portion of the carriage of the printing device which lies abovethis shaft and series of disks is provided witha verticalsocket 19 Fig.5, in which rests the pin p provided at its upper extremity with a knob10, and at its lower extremity, which projects through the socket andinto juxtaposition with such disks, with a roller p rotating about averti cal axis. This projecting portion of the pin is adapted to contactwith any of the disks 8, and when in such contacting position preventsthe motion of the carriage along the ways W W However, as the rotationof the spindle S brings the notch in such contacting disk verticallyabove the shaft S,the

pin passes throukgh and by the disk, and the carriage is quic y drawnforward by the attached weight until the pin contacts with the nextdisk'. In this position the carriage is in turn retained until the notchin this disk arrives in the pro er position to permit further'progress.O viously by a proper disposition of these disks 8 upon theclock-actuated spindle S, the printing device can be positioned for anysuccession of intervals of time over successive columns on the recordsheet.

To reset the time printing device, the pin p is raised out of contactwith the disks, or even entirely removed from its socket, whereupon theweight Q can be raised and the carriage brought back to its initialposition in the rear of the case. The object of theroller p on the lowerextremity of the pin 1) is to obviate unnecessary friction shown in Fig.3 is designed to correspond with the suggestive arrangementof thecolumns on the record sheet already described. Thus the carriage asthere positioned is in place to record the times of returning of theemployees at noon ofFriday, and such record would appear in a columnunder the abbrev ation M beneath the heading Friday on the record sheet.The disk 8 against which the pin p is there resting has the notch in itslperiphery so disposed that the carriage will e allowed to pass one stepfarther at some time in the afternoon of Friday after the last of the emloyees shallbefore the-v .The time when this shifting of the carriagetakes place is capable of exact adjustment since the notch in thediskcanbe fixed at any angle and the spindles with which the diskrotates is actuated synchronously. with clock B.

To operate the various mechanisms of the recorder other than those whichare clockactuated, an operating shaft D is provided.

This shaft passes through openings in the studs 0 C upon which theplaten rotates, and through a hollow sleeve (i which lies between saidstuds and is secured thereto so as to form, in effect, in conjunctionwith the studs, a hollow spindle for the platen. The shaft D projects ashort distance beyond such hollowspindle at each end, being provided inthe rear with two encircling grooves (1 CV, and in front with anoperating knob or handle d adapted to. be readily grasped by one hand inorder that the shaft may be either rotated or moved longitudinally. Thehollow sleeve within the platen. is provided at one end with a pair ofoppositelydisposed slots d d in which'slides a pin or key at secured inthe shaft D. By means of such slots and pin' the longitudinal movementof such, shaft D is limite and any rotaryrnovement of the shaft iscommunicated directl to the platen. A helical spring d surround ing thesleeve (1 and pressing against the key at, normally retains such keyagainst the end portion C of the platen, a variable tension of thespring being secured by/means of the adjustable collar d which issecured to the sleeve by the set screw d-. The grooves d d near the rearend of theoperating shaft D are designed to receive the lower ends ofthe levers D D respectively, and are of suliicient width-to permit theoscillation of such lever ends therein. These levers D D, as has beenpreviously stated, respectively serve ,to actuatethe time-printingdevice and the platen-locking device when their lower arms are pushedoutwardly. Such outward motion, it is evident, is effected by thehorizontal movement of the shaft 1) within the hollow spindle of theplaten. The slots (1 d in the spindle are of a length to permit only somuch horizontal movement of the shaft as is necessary to cause thetime-printing type wheels of the printing device to contact with theplaten and the pinfof the locking device 5 to register in the socket cthat happens to be in position. I

The manner of operating our time recorder I can 110w be indicated infull. By means of the clock-actuated spindle and disks the time-printingdevice is kept properly positioned transversely relatively to the platento print in the column corresponding to the day of the week and periodof the day. The t time-printing type wheels in such device are isynchronized with the clockby means of the spindle M and connectingmechanism so as to t be always prepared to print the current hour andminute. The employee desiring to register steps to the front of therecorder, grasps the knob d,"and by means of it rotates the platen untilthe transverse division thereon 2 bearing his number comes into positionbet neath the printing faces of the type wheels. 5 This position isindicated to him by the appearance directly through the opening 'i in 1the index I of his number on the rotating dial l (P. Having thuspositioned the platen, he pushes the knob toward the case as far as itwill go and then releases it, his registration being complete.

The operating shaft when thus pushed moves outwardly the lower arms oflevers l) and D Such movement of lever 1) causes the locking device F tosecurely hold the platen; and such movement of lever I) depresses thevibrating frame E, and with it the free end of thesecond carriage memberthus pressing the printing faces of the type wheels upon the recordsheet and printing the time of registration thereon. The vari- I oushelical springs, d connected with the operating shaft, f connected withthe locking device, and P connected w th the car-- riage members of thetime-printing device, all cooperate upon the release of the operatingknob to immediately restore the various parts of the mechanism to theirnormal positions preparatory to another registration.

In order to indicate to the registering em ployee the completion of theprinting operation, a suitable annunciator should be provided. To thisend we have devised means comprising a bell and a striker adapted toring the same coincidently with the depression of the time-printing typewheels into contac with the record sheet. The bell-G, Fig. 4, is mountedwithin the case upon the front wall above the platen. The ringing meansconsists of a horizontally disposed i lever Glulcrumed at g and having astriker E g at one end, and connected with a helical l spring 9 whichtends to hold the striker in contactwith the bell. Upon the other end ofsaid lever is pivoted a catchy which normally rests upon andprojectsbeyond the end of the lever so as to be engaged by the hingedarm 9" when the latter is depressed, but which tilts upwardly so as topermit the free return of such arm g. when the latter is raised.

I The arm g is connected by means of arms If g" to the vibrating frame Eso that a slight depression of such frame E depresses arm g 5sutliciently to engage catch 9 on lever and raise striker g. Uponfurther depression of frame E the arm 9* is disengaged from catch g andallows the spring g" to cause the striker to ring the bell.

To readily indicate the transverse position of the printing devicerelative to the platen and record sheet carriedthereon, a glass coveredopening A" is provided along the entire length of one of the sides ofthe case and near its top. -i" bearing divisions marked and arranged tocorrespond with the columns on the record sheet upon which the recorderhas been adjusted to print. A pointer P projects from the carriage ofthe time-printing device and indicates upon this scale the exactposition of such device over the record sheet.

From the foregoing description of one form of our time recorder and itsmode of operation, it is evident that in addition to various novelstructural features and arrangements, our recorder embodies severalprinciples of action that are unique in devices of this character. Thusan entirely automatic transverse positioning of the time-printing deviceis secured by means of the clock-actuated spindle and disks. Also byhaving the carriage in which the timeprinting type-wheels are mounted,composed of two members the one pivotally sccured to the other, it ispossible to have such time-printing type-wheels rotated directly fromthe clock-actuated spindle without the intervention of flexibleconnections by which motion is lost and inaccurate records produced.

Other advantageous features of a general nature are the simplicity ofthe various mechanisms, the. ease of operation and adjustment of therecorder aml the impossibility'of any one tampering with it orregistering falsely.

Having thus described our invention in detail, that which weparticularly point out and distinctly claim is:

' 1. Ina workmans time-recorder, the combination with a platen, of atime-printing device embodying a carriage. adapted to moveintermittently across said platen, such carriage being composed of'twomembers pivotally secured to each other.

2. in a workmans time-recorder, the combinatioi'i'with a platen, of atime-printing Along the opening is placed a'card and tvpewheels mountedin said dev1ce.and

device embodying a carriage composed of two members pivotally secured toeach other; and automatically operated-means to osition said carriagetransversely relativel y to said platen to correspond to intervals oftime. v

3. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a platen providedwith a rec'- ord-sheet having transverse divisions to correspond,toindividual workmen, and vertical divisions to correspond to intervalsof time;

a time-printing device embodying 'a carriage composedof two memberspivotally secured to each other; means adapted to automatically positionsaid carriage over said vertical divisions to correspond to theintervals of time there denoted; and manuallyoperated two members, oneof said members beingmovable transversely relatively to sai platen, theother member being pivotally secured to said first member so as to bemovable toward and away fromsaid platen.

6. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a platen, of atime-printing device comprising a carriage composed of two members, oneof said members being adapted to travel on ways transversely dis osedrelatively to said p aten, and theother )eing pivotally secured to saidfirst member so as to be movable toward and away from said platen.

7. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination of a rotary platen; waystransversely disposed relatively to said platen; a timeprinting devicecomprising a carriage composed of two members, one of said mem bersbeing. adapted to travel on said ways, the other member being pivotallysecured to said first member so as to be movable toward and away fromsaid platen; means for automatically positioning said first member onsaid ways tov correspond with intervals of time; and manually operatedmeans to move said second member toward and away from said laten.

8. n a workmans .time recorder, the combination of a platen; atime-printing device adapted to move transversely across said. platen;clock-actuated spindle parallel with the path of movement of saidtimeprinting device and turning in fixed bear-i n gs; a driving wheelmounted in said device and feathered on said clock-actuated spindle;

movable towards and away from said platen,

tated by said driving-wheel.

9. In a workman bination of aplaten; a time-printing device;automatically operated means adapted to tosaid platen to correspond tointervals of time; a clock-actuated s indle parallel with the path ofmovement oi said time-printing device and turning in fixed bearings; adriving wheel mounted in said device and feathered on saidclock-actuated spindle; and type wheels mounted in said device andmovable towards and away from said platen, said type-wheels beingconnected to be'rotated by said driving wheel irrespective of theirposition,

10. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination of aplaten; waystransversely disposed relatively to said platen; a clockactuated spindleparallel and co-extensive with-said ways; said spindle being journaledin fijced bearings, and a time-printing device comprising a carriageadapted .to travel on said ways; a driving-wheel mounted in saidcarriage and feathered on said clock-actuated spindle, and type-wheelsmounted in said carriage so as to be movable towards and away from saidplaten, said typerwheels being connected to be rotated by said drivingwheel irrespective of their position.

11. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination of a platen; waystransversely disposed relatively to-said platen; a clockactuated spindleparallel and co-ext'ensive with said waysfand a time-printing devicecomprising a carriage composed of two members, one of said memberstraveling on said ways, the other being pivotally secured to said firstmember; a driving wheel mounted ,in said first member and feathered onsaid clock-actuated. spindle; and type-wheels mounted in said secondmember and adapted to be rotated by said driving wheel.

12. In a workmans time-recorder, -a time-printing device comprising inconnection with an independently clock-actuated spindle a carriagemember through which said spindle passesga driving-wheel mounted in saidcarriage member and'fcathered on said spindle; a second carriage memberpivotally secured to said first member; a type- *heel mounted in saidsecond member and adapted to be rotated by said driv' ing wheel; asecond type-wheel similarly mounted; and means to rotate said-secondtype-wheel one type-space at each revolution of said first type-wheel.

13. In a workman's time-recorder, a timeprinting device comprising, inconnection with a (flock-actuated spindle turning in fixed a bearings, acarriage member having a direction of movement parallel with suchspindle; a driving wheel mounted in said carriage s time-recorder, thecom-' position said device transversely re atively said type-wheelsbeing connected to be romember and feathered on said spindle; a

second carriage member pivotally secured to.

said first member; and type-wheels mounted in said second member andadapted to be rotated by said driving wheel. 1

"14. In a workmans time-recorder. the combinationwith a spindlejournaled in fixed bearings, of a carriage. having a direction ofmovement parallel with said spindle, printing mechanism mounted on saidcarriage, and a driving wheel for said printing m'echanism feathered onsaid spin'dle'and detachably mounted in said carriage.

15. In a workman's time-recorder. the combination with a clocleactuatedspindle, of a carriage having a direction ofmovement parallel with saidspindle, ti1neprint ing mechanism mounted on said carriage, a drivingwheel feathered on said spindle and having its hub provided with anencircling groove, and a nu able'detent mounted in said carriage andadapted to register in said groove to retain said wheel inengagementwith said printing mechanism.

16. In aworkman's time-recorder, a time- I dle a carriage -memberthrough which suchspindle passes; a driving wheel detachably mountedinsaid carriage member and feathered on said spindle; a secondcarria-gemember pivotally-secured to said first member; and type-wheels mountedin said second member and adapted to be rotated by said driving wheel.

18. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a platen of atime-printing device comprising two members, one of said members beingmovable transversely relatively to said platen, the other beingpivotally secured at one end to said first member;

clock-actuated type-wheels mounted in said.

second member; and an inked ribbon adapted to be fed across the printingfacesof said type-wheels.

19.. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination of a platen;,atime-printing device comprising two members, one of said members beingmovable transversely relatively to said platen, the other beingpivotally secured to said first member so as to be movable toward andfrom said platen; clockactuated type-wheels mounted in said secondmember; and an inked ribbon adapted to be fed across the printing facesof said wheels by the to and fro movement of said second member.

20. In a workman's time-recorder, the combination with a platen of atime-printing device comprising two members one of said members beingmovable transversely relatively To said platen, the other beingpivotally secured to said first member so as to be movable toward andaway from said platen, clock-actuated type-wheels mounted in said secondmember, ribbon reels mounted in said first member and carrying an inkedribbon across the printing faces of said typewheels, and a reversibleratchet device actuated by the movement of said second carriage memberand adapted to unwind said ribbon from one reel and to wind it on theother.

2]. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination of a platen; waystransversely disposed relatively to said platen; a tinie--pr1nting-device comprising a carriage com )osed of two members, one ofsa d members being adapted to travel on said ways, the other beingpivotally secured to said first member so as to be movable toward andaway from said platen; and a vibratory frame parallel with said ways andlying in 4 contact with said second member whereby said member may bemoved toward said platen irrespective of the position of said carriageon said ways.

22. In a workmans timerecorder the combination of a rotary platen; anoperating shaft centrally mounted in said platen and keyed thereto so asto be longitudinally movable; fixed ways transversely dis osedrelatively to said platen; a printing evice -comprising a carriagecomposed-of two members, one of said members being adapted to travel onsaid ways, the other being pivotally secured to said first member so asto be movable toward and from said latenj a spring normally holding saidseconc member away from said platen; and means connecting said secondmember with said operating shaft whereby said member is moved towardsaid platen when said shaft is moved longitudinally.

23. In a workm'ans time-recm'der, the combination of a rotary platen; anoperating shaft centrally mounted in said platen and keyed thereto; arecord-sheet carried on said platen and having transverse divisions; aseries ofsockets ,in the end of said platen correspondingly disposed;and a pin connected with said 0 erating shaft arid adapted to engagesaid soc ts.

24. Ina workmans time-recorder, the combination of a platen, atime-printing device composed of two members, one of said members beingpivotally secured to the other; manually operated means adapted to swingsaid pivoted member toward and away from said )laten; and anannun'ciator comprising a be 1, a lever provided with a striker at oneend and acatcli member at rotate said spindle and to bemoved-longitudinally therein; a spring opposing such longitudinalmovement; ways transversely disposed relatively to said platen; aprinting device comprising a carriage composed of two members, one ofsaid members being adapted to travel on said ways, the other beingpivotally secured to said first member so as to be movable toward andaway from said platen; a spring normally holding said second member awayfrom said platen; and a bent lever having one arm connected with saidsecond member and the other with said operating shaft, and connected tomove said second member toward said platen when said operating shaft ismoved longitudinally.

26. In a workmans time-recorder, the

combination of a cylindrical platen; a series ofsockets in the end ofsaid platen; a pin adapted to engage said sockets; a hollow s indle towhich said platen is secured; a sliaft within said spindle and keyedthereto so as to rotate therewith and be movable longitudinally therein;an operating handle at one end of saidshaft and a lever at the otherend, one arm of said lever being connected to said shaft, the other toaforesaid pin.

27. .In a workmans time-recorder, the combination of a rotary platenmounted on a hollow spindle; an operating shaft Within said spindle andkeyed thereto was to rotate therewith and be movable longitudinallytherein; aseries of sockets in the end of said I platen; a,pin adaptedto engage said sockets;

a spring to normally hold said pin out of such engagement; and a lever,having one arm connected with aforesaid shaft and the other with saidpin and adapted upon the longitudinal movement of said shaft to actuatesaid Signed by us this 29th day of May, 1905.

FRANK J. TRAN. FRANK CAIS.

Attested by- G. W. SAYWELL, JNo. F. OBE LIN.

